{"product_id":"descent-into-chaos-the-u-s-and-the-disaster-in-pakistan-afghanistan-and-central-asia","title":"Descent into Chaos: The U.S. and the Disaster in Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia","description":"The classic account of America's experience in Afghanistan, explaining the rise of the Taliban in the aftermath of America's failed war on terrorism--essential reading to understand the collapse in Afghanistan today.\n\n\"[A] brilliant and passionate book.\"—The New York Review of Books\n\nA blistering critique of American policy—a dire and prescient warning predicting how our disastrous strategies in Central Asia's failing states threaten global stability and will bring devastation to our world.\n\nAfter September 11th, Ahmed Rashid's crucial book Taliban introduced American readers to that now notorious regime. In this work, he returns to Pakistan, Afghanistan, and Central Asia to review the catastrophic aftermath of America's failed war on terror. Called \"Pakistan's best and bravest reporter\" by Christopher Hitchens, Rashid has shown himself to be a voice of reason amid the chaos of present-day Central Asia. The essential briefing book to understand today's catastrophic headlines.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 014311557X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.014311557X.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Rashid, Ahmed\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41449136422970,"sku":"DBV.014311557X.VG","price":4.09,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/014311557X-0.jpg?v=1780882364","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/descent-into-chaos-the-u-s-and-the-disaster-in-pakistan-afghanistan-and-central-asia","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}